Health Insurance
Health insurance news and analysis, with coverage of general health insurance trends, major medical insurance, disability insurance, dental insurance, vision plans, telemedicine plans, critical illness insurance, hospital indemnity insurance, short-term health insurance, the Affordable Care Act public exchange program, and more.
AmWins Acquires Medical Stop-Loss MGU
By Staff WriterAn insurance wholesaler has scooped up a company that protects health plans against catastrophic risk.AmWins Group Inc., Charlotte, N.C., has acquired Beacon Risk Strategies Inc., ...
May 05, 2008
Health Net Adds Tools For TravelersA managed care company is trying to increase its appeal to globetrotters.Health Net Inc., Woodland Hills, N.J., says it has added toll-free telephone access to ...
May 04, 2008
LTC Insurance On The Tarmac, Awaiting Take-OffThe horizon for the long term care insurance industry looks brighter now, with sales showing modest growth in 2007 after four years of discouraging results (see chart). However, its future is still uncertain.
May 04, 2008
JHA Finds Disability Sales Rising As Group Life Sales FlattenInsurers seemed to have an easier time increasing U.S. disability insurance sales in 2007 than they had growing group life sales.The difference shows up 2007 ...
May 04, 2008
HSA Enrollment Up 35% In Last YearHealth Savings Account enrollment grew 35% to 6.1 million between January 2007 and the present, according to a survey commissioned by America's Health Insurance Plans.At ...
May 04, 2008
Long Term Care Planning: A Profound Shift In The MakingSome advisors have been known to tell clients with $2 million to $3 million or more of assets that they don't need to worry about ...
May 04, 2008
HSA Enrollment Up 35% In Last YearHealth Savings Account enrollment grew 35% to 6.1 million between January 2007 and the present, according to a survey commissioned by America's Health Insurance Plans.At ...
May 02, 2008
Short-Term Medical Marketer Goes ViralHealth Plan Administrators Inc. is trying to adopt a rad extreem approach to reaching new college graduates this spring.HPA, Tampa, Fla., a unit of Independence ...